APAMARGA 

FAMILY - AMARANTHACEAE

LATIN NAME - Achyranthes aspera

SYNONYM - Chirchitaa, Shikhari, Shaikharika, Adahshalya, Mayura, Mayuraka, Kharamanjari,                           Kharapushpaa, Pratyakpushpaa, Aaghaat, Vashira, Kanihi

ENGLISH NAME - PRICKLY CHALFF FLOWER

MORPHOLOGY - A stiff erect herb, 30-90 cm high. Branches spreading.

                 Leaves - dimple, opposite, velvety- tomentose, 3.8-12.5 cm x 5.1-7.6 cm.

                 Flowers - bisexual, greenish-white, arranged in long spikes, inverted (Hence Apamarga).

                                 Flowering in winter and fruiting in summer.

HABITAT AND DISTRIBUTION - All over India

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION - POTASS

GUNA - लघु, रूक्ष, तीक्ष्ण

RASA - कटु तिक्त

VIPAK - कटु

VIRYA - उष्ण

KARMA - Astringent, diuretic, hepatoprotective, emmenagogue

INDICATIONS : Chardi, Hridroga, Adhmāna, Kandü, sula, Udara, Apaci, Raktaras, Visücikā, Krimi,                                  Sidhma, Sadyo vrana, Mutrakrcchra , Anaemia, piles, fistula, menorrhagia

PARTS USED - whole plant

DOSE :

        POWDER : 1-2 g

        LEAF JUICE : 10-15 ml

        DECOCTION : 50-100 ml

FORMULATIONS - Apamarga ksara taila , Sikhari ghruta